Abstract: An extension cord reel and carrying case is formed of a high impact plastic material. The case is formed of two cup-shaped halves which are releasably attached by cooperating locking tabs and locking apertures. The reel is also formed of two halves and includes a pair of duplex outlets and a circuit breaker. The reel is supported in the case on flanges extending through openings in the case and is manually rotated.

Abstract: An apparatus for advancing and sorting objects in respect of their size comprises a plurality of juxtaposed, endless conveyor belts (10) and gaps (9) between adjacent conveyor belts, each conveyor belt consisting of a plurality of hinged segments or chain elements (11) and a system (23, 24) for driving the conveyor belts. To obtain an advancement of the objects which is as lenient and noiseless as possible, the conveyor belts (10) are combined with and guided by guide rails (30) which extend substantially along the entire run of the belt which advances the objects. The guide rails are so arranged and designed, that the gap (9) between mutually adjacent conveyor belts continually increases along at least the major part of said belt run.

Abstract: A magnetic pick up system for tie plates uses a pick up head having a rotatable wheel with a plurality of fingers pivotably attached to the wheel. The fingers, which are magnet pole pieces adapted to magnetically grip tie plates and lift them from the ground, are pulled outwardly by centrifical force and serve to extend the effective distance of a magnetic circuit including block magnets mounted within the head. Tie plates lifted by the magnetic pick up head are deposited upon a conveyor belt which lifts them to a hopper upon a rail vehicle. An operator control adjacent to the pick up head provides easy and quick movement of the pick up head both vertically and horizontally allowing an operator walking along beside the pick up head to insure that the pick up head satisfactorily picks up any tie plates upon the roadbed.

Abstract: A rail car skid insertion device for remotely inserting a skid onto a rail head of a rail spur to impede movement of a rail car is disclosed. The device includes a skid removably attached to a carrier arm mounted on a slide bar. The skid is attached to the carrier arm at a safe distance from a rail head. The slide bar may then be translated such that the skid is positioned on the rail head. The removable attachment allows a wheel of a moving rail car to drag the skid off of the carrier arm. The skid prevents the rail car wheel from rotating, thereby reducing the speed of the rail car. After the skid has been removed from the carrier arm, the slide bar may be retracted, and another skid attached, thereby allowing remote insertion of another skid onto the rail head after the wheel of the rail car moves from the skid, the skid rails on the rail head and falls automatically on the road bed at one side of the rail.

Abstract: A collapsible, self-propelled stanchion having a pair of struts pivotally connected at a king pin mating element and wheels at their other end. A motive and propulsion system interconnects the wheeled ends to raise and lower the stanchion as well as propelling the stanchion along the deck of the railroad car using an internal or external source of rotation.

Abstract: A railroad car capable of carrying stacked containers which form stacks of different lengths comprising a car body having opposing car ends supported by rail trucks adapted for movement over a railroad; the car body having opposing side walls and an end wall near each end connected to the side walls with the side walls and end walls defining a well in which a container can be received; supports for the bottom of a container, when in the well; with each side wall including a side top chord member; and walkway boards on top of each side top chord member along each end of the well and accessible from the adjoining car end.

Abstract: A turntable for positioning a parked vehicle is disclosed herein having a revolving platform operably mounted on a portable base with driving mechanism interconnecting the base with the platform. Rollers movably support the platform on the base in combination with reinforced tracks. Wheel stops are incorporated into the top surface of the platform for releasably retaining the vehicle in a parked position during operation of the turntable and remote controls as well as manual controls are employed for starting and stopping the operation.

Abstract: A trolley for the overhead transportation of loads on a monorail consisting of a framework comprising: a pair of sides (11) which are rigidly interconnected in their upper portion by a pair of respectively front and rear flanges (12) and, in their lower portion, by a bracket (13) carrying a bar (19) for suspending a load. There is pivoted between the flanges (12) through the intermediary of a pivot (15) a wheel (16) serving to translate the trolley on a monorail (18). It is also possible to pivot guide wheels (20) cooperating with the monorail (18) so as to achieve a stable guidance of the trolley on it.

Abstract: An apparatus for the overhead transportation of loads on a monorail, comprising in combination: a tractive trolley (1) connected in an articulated manner to at least one idle truck (11) consisting of a girder (23) carrying a load, the girder being restrained to bars (24) extending downwards from terminal trolleys (25, 26) to which the bars are pivoted.

Abstract: A conveyor for transporting a vehicle through a car wash along a track having specially-adapted, low profile roller dollies which rise upon contacting a vehicle wheel. The dolly includes an arcuate arm which is hinged to a connector link on one end and supports three pair of rollers. The first pair of rollers is connected to the arm below the track and the second pair of rollers is connected to the opposite end of the arm from the first pair and is positionable above the track to ride upon the top surface of the track. The third pair of rollers is intended to engage the wheel of the vehicle to be moved along the track and is located on the arm between the two ends at a position radially spaced from the concave arc upon which the first and second pairs of rollers are aligned. The third pair of rollers rolls upwardly and rearwardly upon contacting a vehicle wheel and pivots the arm about the second pair of rollers.

Abstract: A conveyor system including a first horizontal trackway having a flat movable flexible chain extending between a plurality of work stations with the trackway having at one end thereof a loop section. There are a plurality of pallets movable by frictional engagement with the chain for carrying work pieces along the trackway between the work stations. A second trackway is provided adjacent the first trackway loop section and has a continuous flat flexible chain, the second trackway has an upper level section and a lower level section with the upper level section being in the same horizontal plane as the first trackway. The second trackway has two legs connected by an intermediate section with both legs in pallet transfer communication with the first trackway.

Abstract: A conveyor arrangement for conveying a workpiece carrier in a conveying direction, the carrier having two opposite sides, and a guide for laterally guiding the carrier in this direction, the guide comprising a drive associated with one of the carrier sides for advancing the carrier in the conveying direction, the drive including a succession of entrainment elements engaging the one carrier side, and a guide track having two sides spaced apart in a direction transverse to the conveying direction and extending in the conveying direction, one of the guide track sides being opposite the drive in the transverse direction and the drive being biased towards the one guide track side, and guide elements mounted on the carrier and guided without play along the one guide track side.